When it comes to automotive telematics systems, Chinese consumers prefer embedded solutions that come from the factory installed in their vehicles. However, the country’s motorists during the next seven years increasingly will embrace systems that are based on consumer electronics (CE) wireless devices such as smartphones, with these solutions set to take the lead in the country’s telematics market in 2020. Embedded telematics systems from original equipment manufacturers (OEM) currently dominate China’s automotive telematics market, generating sales of 1.5 million units in 2013.

HD Radio, Sirius XM and DAB/DAB+ are all flourishing in both the US and Europe

June 20, 2013

Digital radio in cars will continue to find new listeners as shipments rise this year and beyond for systems incorporating the technology. Shipments this year of digital radio systems for vehicles made by original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are forecast to reach 16.1 million units, up a solid 15 percent from 14.0 million units in 2012. Included in the shipments are digital terrestrial radio systems such as HD Radio in the United States and DAB/DAB+ in Europe, as well as digital satellite radio systems like U.S. service Sirius XM.